WE IN SOUTH AFRICA SIT ON THE EVE OF AN IMPORTANT ELECTION , THE RESULTS WILL HAVE BEARING ON THE SUBCONTINENTS FUTURE ... I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE MEDIA AND IT APPEARS THE CHARGES AGAINST JACOB ZUMA ARE NOW FRAUGHT WITH IRREGULARITIES WHICH IN TURN ARE TECHNICALITIES WHICH COULD WELL RESULT IN ALL CHARGES BEING DROPPED ... NOW THE NPA MAY BE TOOTHLESS , BUT I HAD MY MOMS VOICE ECHOING IN MY HEAD ALL OF TODAY SAYING THINK BACK TO AL CAPONE .. WELL CRAZYAS IT MAY SEEM I TOOK COGNISCANCE .. EVEN IF THE NPA DROPS CHARGES JACOB ZUMA IS STILL LIABLE FOR TAX EVASION ... AND THE REVENUE SERVICES CAN IF THEY HAVE THE WILL PURSUE HIM IN THIS REGARD .. WE ALL KNOW THAT ANYONE GUILTY OF TAX EVASION IS NOT FIT TO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE ... MAYBE I'M THINKING TOO SIMPLISTICALLY .. BUT YES I BELIEVE ITS A VALID POINT IN THE BELOW LETTER I AM SENDING TO AS MANY NEWSPAPERS AS POSSIBLE ... NOW FELLOW ORANJEMUNDERS ACROSS THE WORLD .. TAKE NOTE ... READ IT SEND IT ON .. SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS , ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THE SAME .. ... SEND TO YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ... ANYONE .... ANYONE WE NEED A WAVE OF JUSTICE HERE .. IF IT FAILS .. WELL AT LEAST WE TRIED HEY ?? READ ... AND YES COMMENT ... I SPEAK MY TRUTH ...
A. BUCHANAN
89 BALFOUR ST.
WOODSTOCK
7925
TO : All interested and concerned Citizens
SUBJECT : Jacob Zuma – Tax evasion charges
DATE : 29/3/2009
Dear Concerned Citizens of South Africa ,
I will draw your attention to the latest developments in the charges against Jacob Zuma . It appears according to the media that the battery of charges might well be dropped due to irregularities which in turn become technicalities which could invalidate all charges .
I will now draw a comparison to Jacob Zuma and Al Capone ...
The American law enforcement authorities had extreme frustration in their pursuit of Mr Capone, trying to get charges to stick and see due justice take its course . This was largely due to the fact that Al Capone had a virtual army of slick lawyers .
We see the same here in that Jacob Zuma also has a small army of slick lawyers regrettably paid for by our hard earned tax rands applying every delaying tactic and using every technicality to try prevent him from having the day in court that he publicly stated he wanted .
Al Capone was eventually when all else failed , successfully charged with tax evasion and due justice took its course .
Now apart from the now fragile looking charges against Jacob Zuma of corruption , fraud, etc seeming on the point of collapse , there is TAX EVASION , a result of his not declaring " income " from his financial relationship with Schabir Shaik and other unknown parties .
In any country tax evasion is a serious crime , fact is that every ordinary citizen above a certain income bracket has to submit a tax return and truthfully declare all forms of income . Failure to do so will result in the Revenue Services legally pursuing one to the point of doing a full audit in order to get the monies due to them . An audit is normally done if the Revenue Services have suspicion or are alerted to the fact that someone may well be guilty of tax evasion . Failure to pay any taxes they find unpaid which are subject to stiff fines will normally result in legal action to the point of seizing assets .
Now all the mention in the media of one of the charges being TAX EVASION should surely have raised enough suspicion for the Revenue Services to do a full audit of Jacob Zuma's financial affairs ?
This brings to me the burning questions that Mr Trevor Manuel as head of finances and the Revenue Services has to answer .
1. Has Jacob Zuma been subject to a full audit of his financial affairs ?
2. Has it been found that he indeed owes unpaid taxes to the Revenue Services ?
3. Has he if so paid back with the resultant stiff fines all monies owed to the revenue services ?
4. If he has not yet paid back monies deemed owed to the revenue services , been subject to legal action ?
5. One has to declare on ones tax return form all perks and free services received , has Jacob Zuma declared on his tax return the free legal services now running into millions of rands he has been getting compliments of the taxpayer ?
6. If the answer to question 4 is a no then he is guilty of tax evasion and should accordingly be charged by the revenue services .
7. On a smaller scale what is the state of affairs with Jacob Zuma's municipal and utility bills ? or is a blind eye being turned here possibly as well ? all concerns for full investigation and disclosure ..
These are questions that might in all likelyhood never be answered openly and honestly as currently there appears to be two sets of laws in this country , one set for the ordinary citizen and another set of laws applied to the ANC party leadership and faithful .
So yes dear concerned citizens we should all add our voice to the questions I have raised as any citizen who is found guilty of tax evasion is deemed not fit to hold any position of public office.
Yours in hope for a fair , just and bright future in South Africa ,
Sandy Buchanan .
Contact # 083 254 9069
Well this little monkey being doing a bit of work ... did search for all newspapers .. got onto a DA site ... there they have the facility for sending to all newspapers ... registered .. and did a blog as well ... visit ... add you comments .... catmusic
http://contributetochange.org.za/
http://sandysthoughts.contributetochange.org.za
Mmm I see some viewing but no comments ... I do hope that evryone that read it at least copied and passed it on .. Maybe I am looking at the scenario simplisticaly but yes sometimes simplicity gets results .. I do think its a valid point I have put forward .. so far nothing appeared in papers so I will resend .. not gonna give up ..
Hope it falls on the right eyes, Sandy! I copied, pasted and sent to almost all in my e-mail contact list outside the OMD-online family.
Good news my letter after second all publication drop appeared in the argus today .. slightly edited but the full gist there ... also the DA office came back and said they will pass it on to Ms Zille for reading ... my next line of attack is the travelgate crooks that have been let off the hook by parliament buying up all the debt using our tax money .. it appears that only the ANC members will benefit fromthis buyout .. the others party members are on their own.. so these bloated seat warmers get to survive Uugh!! but then enough noise .. Ill gotten gains not declared to SARs .. you vcan bet your bottom dollar they were not ... tonight apart from doing my month end report will track any communication line to Mr manuel and his new wife and ;ester them telling them that its in the papers ,,and we are owed the truth ... Grrrrr snuffel snuffel cuqui piss on their parade and next policedog-small well here come Zack .. shadow and their handlers ....
Boobs and policedog-small we right behind you Sandy.
I'll have to seek out to-days Argus from somebody as I usualy buy the Cape Times.
Thanks Diana .. hope you emailed my letter to all you know world wide ... we need action ... Morag sends love ...
Good news .. I started getting some SMS's this morning from people saying well Done !! ... My Letter now in saturday Argus .. hoggin the top of the letters section .. almost totally unedited , but cleaned up a wee bit .. I await the Sunday Times to see ... more coverage of what I regard as a very valid point ..
I have sent to all the opposition parties as well ,, knowing Particia de Lille this fierce little terrier who started the expose on the arms scandal untill she started to get messages of " hows your family doing " from anonomous cretins ... maybe she can screech this one from the rooftops as well ...
.... we get the Saturday Argus here on a Sunday..... But anyhow, way to go Sandy, yer roots are showin' allgood
Great Sandy! Let's hope it reaches many eyes!
Roots ... the movie ? ... the grey tideline ? .. No to either ... scottish roots .. yes ..
got this email from My stepfather Ed ,, below the content ...
Hi Sandy,
Well done. Your letter was the most prominent on the letter page. You would have done the country a huge service if your proposal to investigate the possible tax evasion by Zuma proves to be valid. Mom would be soooooo proud of you. I'll do my bit on my side.
Stay well.
Ed.
What a nice mail of recognition.
Sandy for Mayor and you don't need a face lift.
I'm also free next week maybe we could arrange a visit.
Good idea .. me off whole of next week ... cat3
Unfortunately my letter containing the viewpoint of tax fraud did not make it to the Sunday times ... instead I am confronted with a pic on the front page of JZ dressed in " virginal white " hands clasped in fake prayer pose . doing the religion thing again .. puke puke .. and as expected to all extents he off the hook .. disapointed .. stressed ... suicidal ?? / no ... BP up ?? no .. but yes if I knew I had 6 months or so to live with a terminal disease ... I would send an appealing letter to JZ telling him how much i "admired' him telling him that my dying wish was to have tea with him and sing praise on his showerhead .. a few days before find a corrupt doctor ( plenty in this country ) to implant a huge bomb in me , during the gentle tea session ( should i wear a kanga ? ) I will request as a dying wish a huge hug from him , hold him close ,, detonate us both to smithereens .. and leave a timed suicide note all over the web stating why I did what i did ... catmusic Joking but yes played out this to friends .. we had a good laugh .. JZ be careful of dterminal fiolk wishing to meet you in person for tea cat3
Sandy, you seem to have covered all bases but if youhave not already done so, you can send it to the following two addresses for Hellen Ziller's attention. (addresses will be sent to you on E-MAil)
I love the analogy and have passed you letter on to a number of people.
A lot of people (experts) are saying that the ANC are gonna lose a large slice of their majority....... I beg to differ..... The masses will still vote en masse for them, they do not understand the power of their vote...... I assure after the election these so called experts will be pondering how they got it wrong..... this is africa....Stats and polls mean nothing...... you vote for who you are told to vote for.....
Baa Baa black sheep .. cat1.gif
I stand to be corrected but believe that the the majority of the ANC losses are in the age group of 50 and above. ( Sounds like the wise old men are beleiving what they are seeing and its the younger groups that believe the drivel being dished up.
Hows' this for a part of Political Manifesto. ( No its not the ANC but the "Peace & Justice Congress" PJC)
" 5.1 A SINGLE NEW MONETARY CURRENCY FOR AFRICA.
To create a new monetary currency for Africa and the ENTIRE WORLD to prevent Wealthy Nations, from exploiting Poorer Nations by devaluing their currencies and acquiring their assets nad National Resources far below its true value."
Thanks Clive got the info ,,, I had however directed it to the mayor and leader of DA already .. the reply below ... so it was directed to the Mayor and leader ...
Dear Mr Alexander,
Thank you for your email of 31st March, which was forwarded to us by the Mayor's Office.
You are right about Jacob Zuma; the DA has been saying these things for a long time and a recent Markinor poll showed that even many ANC members believe their leader is guilty of corruption. Zuma needs his day in court but it looks like he will succeed in not getting it.
With regard to the SARS case, SARS is refusing to say anything about it, which leads one to assume that they have written off their losses.
You can read a speech which Ms Zille made on the 30th March (entitled "No, Mr Zuma, I will not back off") here: http://www.da.org.za/newsroom.htm?action=view-news-item&id=6558.
Thank you for your efforts to contact the press and raise awareness of the truth. While your efforts may seem futile, word of mouth is the most important weapon we have in this election, and we must know that the ANC's arrogance will be it's own undoing in the end.
The more it regards public opinion with contempt, the more the public, even its own voters, will resent it. So we just need to keep on exposing this corruption, forcing them to talk about it and defend themselves. Eventually, not this election and maybe not next election, but some day, they will feel the consequences at the polls.
Thank you for taking the time to contact us.
With best wishes,
Eva Pappenheim
ppGaironesa Sonnenberg
Leader's Office
Democratic Alliance
Parliament
Sandy thanks for sharing that,
I am extremely involved in our local neighbourhood watch and have garnered a number of good contacts, which we use when necessary.
Last weekend we had a Club / lounge in Voorterkker Street, erect a marquee tent in a carpark, there was permission granted ( we had the Bellville police Capt check the documentation and the local DA representative came out to check it out, as it was being hosted in what amounts to a residential neighbourhood, without obtaining local residents permission) anyway it is being dealt with at council level.
We are awaiting feedback.
Like we've said, if we dont stand up and object strongly right in their faces we are going to be walked all over.
Here my next letter for drop to all newspapers ... do yourself the favour read it and pass it on worldwide .. it may seem all is lost but never so if we all become a bit more active ..
A. BUCHANAN
89 BALFOUR ST.
WOODSTOCK
7925
TO : All interested and concerned Citizens
SUBJECT : The ANC influenced SARS owes the public explanation
DATE : 5/4/2009
Dear Concerned Citizens of South Africa ,
The Revenue Service is supposed to be a
non partisan entity , its task being to collect taxes and allocate accordingly fairly and judiciously for the benefit of South Africa and its citizens .
They are part of the public service , therefore public servants and therefore answerable to the public .
I have brought up in previous correspondence the fact that I believe that they should have a strong case based on the goings on of Jacob Zuma of tax evasion . To all extents there appears to have been no such investigation or action when questioned before by various opposition political parties.
If one looks at one example of their history of favouring friends of the ANC when faced with pursuit by the taxman , we can take the example of the late Brett Kebble . It was well reported that he was at one point being pursued by the taxman for non payment / evasion of taxes . His widely reported generosity from buckets of shareholders money to members of the ANCYL and other ANC members seemed to make this pursuit grind to a halt , which then to me proves that Revenue Services have in the past favoured and more than likely in the present favour members of ANC elite and friends of the ANC as pressure to stop pursuit could indeed be bought .The only conclusion to be drawn then is that they are currently partisan to their own .
The example of Brett Kebble is only the tip of the iceberg , there are other reported cases that seem to quietly get swept under the mat .
A report in the media states that Revenue Services have a shortfall in collections ....
Trevor Manuel and Pravin Gordahn should realise that part of their shortfall possibly comes from the "favours" or favouring / turning a blind eye to the elite and friends debts to the fiscus .
Furthermore the wastage of taxpayers money in the example of parliament buying the debt of the travelgate scoundrels that still warm seats in parliament . Where did that money come from ? From the tax bucket obviously .Will they pay it back to their employer ? I doubt it will be repaid .
So Trevor Manuel and Pravin Gordahn can you honestly answer these questions ?
1. Has Jacob Zuma been subject to an audit for all the monies he received including the free legal services ?
2. Have all the ANCYL and ANC members that received money from Brett Kebble and others been subject to audits of their financial affairs .
3. Have the travelgate scoundrels been subject to scrutiny by the revenue services seeing that they received benefits illegally ??
Sadly so I expect no honest answers here as the ANC leadership has lost its moral compass and the ability to have a conscious conscience . That by explanation the ability to look at oneself in the mirror , ask and answer the following questions to oneself ..
1. Have I tried my best to be honest in my everyday dealings ?
2. Is what I am doing fair and moral ?
3. Do I feel good about what I am doing or am I just toeing party line ?
Too many ANC elite , members and their blindly loyal followers cannot answer these questions to themselves , and if they suddenly developed the ability to do so , they would bow their heads in shame for obvious reasons .
Yours in hope for a fair , just and bright future in South Africa ,
Sandy Buchanan .
Contact # 083 254 9069